Researchers Bypass Windows Security Smart App Control And SmartScreen
Researchers have uncovered additional weaknesses in the Windows SmartScreen system first introduced in Windows 8, along with Smart App Control (SAC), an evolution of SmartScreen…
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CFO Views On Attack Surface Management
As organizations continue to navigate the complexities of digital transformation, the attack surface has grown exponentially, making attack surface management an increasingly important priority for…
Google fixes Android kernel zero-day exploited in targeted attacks
Image: MidjourneyAndroid security updates this month patch 46 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) exploited in targeted attacks. The zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-36971,…
Defence to build ‘virtual environments’ to model decisions and systems – Cloud – Hardware – Software
Defence will stand up “virtual environments” in which to experiment and test decisions and systems before they are delivered by industry. The department has unveiled…
Microsoft Azure outage takes down services across North America
Microsoft has mitigated an Azure outage that lasted more than two hours and took down multiple services for customers across North and Latin America. The…
TPG Telecom confirms more fibre sale talks with Vocus – Telco/ISP
A potential sale of TPG Telecom’s fibre network to Vocus is back on the table, with TPG confirming that “non-exclusive discussions” have taken place. A…
Ransomware gang targets IT workers with new SharpRhino malware
The Hunters International ransomware group is targeting IT workers with a new C# remote access trojan (RAT) called SharpRhino to breach corporate networks. The malware…
15 Can’t-Miss Sessions, From Cloud To AI Security
The first week of August may be a slow time for much of the world, but for cybersecurity researchers, it means that vulnerability news is…
CrowdStrike rejects Delta Air Lines claims over outage – Security
CrowdStrike has rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by…
Windows Smart App Control, SmartScreen bypass exploited since 2018
A design flaw in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that enables attackers to launch programs without triggering security warnings has been under exploitation since at…
Delta Air Lines refused free help to resolve IT outage
The legal spars between Delta Air Lines and CrowdStrike are heating up, with the cybersecurity firm claiming that Delta’s extended IT outage was caused by…
Low-Drama ‘Dark Angels’ Reap Record Ransoms – Krebs on Security
A ransomware group called Dark Angels made headlines this past week when it was revealed the crime group recently received a record $75 million data…